Technical Manager – SASE, Netskope
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Technical Manager responsible for consulting engagements in network and edge security solutions. Leading complex projects and enhancing client maturity with advanced security architectures.
Responsibilities:
- Act as the senior technical leader on consulting engagements, ensuring architectural quality, excellence, and strong client outcomes.
- Translate business and security requirements into actionable architectures, roadmaps, and implementation plans for SASE, SSE, Zero Trust, SWG, CASB, ZTNA, SD-WAN, and FWaaS ecosystems.
- Design and lead complex solutions, providing depth across leading SASE platforms including Zscaler, Netskope, and Palo Alto Networks, with components including SWG, CASB, ZTNA, SD-WAN, and FWaaS.
- Oversee multiple concurrent consulting engagements, managing project health, risk, quality, and client satisfaction while ensuring alignment with both technical and business objectives.
- Lead advanced troubleshooting and architecture refinement, guiding clients through critical issues, design decisions, and operationalization challenges.
- Deliver workshops, assessments, and executive briefings, effectively engaging both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Drive continuous improvement of methodologies, templates, tools, documentation, and delivery standards within the Network & Edge Security and SASE practice.
- Support pre-sales and go-to-market initiatives, collaborating with Practice Managers, Sales, and Marketing to design solution offerings, assist in SOW creation, and strengthen Optiv’s position across SASE and SSE services.
- Contribute thought leadership through activities such as presenting at industry events, writing blogs or research, or participating in community and vendor-aligned programs.
- Mentor and coach consultants, helping develop their technical expertise, consulting acumen, and delivery maturity (influential leadership role without direct reports).
- Monitor the evolving network and edge security ecosystem, staying current on market trends, vendor developments, emerging threats, and best practices across SASE and SSE.
- Assess client security maturity and guide long-term SASE, SSE, and Zero Trust strategy and roadmap development.
Requirements:
- 7+ years of experience in network and edge security architecture, engineering, or operations.
- 5+ years in consulting or services roles, including oversight of complex, multi-workstream engagements.
- Hands-on experience with SASE and SSE platforms such as Netskope, Zscaler, or Palo Alto Networks, with the ability to quickly adopt evolving technologies.
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical projects, balancing hands-on responsibilities with strategic oversight.
- Strong background in SASE and SSE architectures (SWG, CASB, ZTNA, FWaaS), with a preferred foundation in modern network security concepts such as SD-WAN and next-gen firewalls.
- Experience in consulting engagement oversight, including risk management, quality assurance, and client outcome ownership.
- Experience in pre-sales and post-sales roles, or other client-facing technical positions within cybersecurity, including scoping, solution design, SOW support, and ongoing advisory engagement.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including building client-ready deliverables, leading workshops, and conducting executive-level presentations.
- Demonstrated thought leadership (preferred) through content creation, speaking engagements, community involvement, or security research.
- Certification such as Netskope Architect (NSK-300) and/or Zscaler Delivery Specialist preferred, additional security or cloud certifications are beneficial.
Benefits:
- Work/life balance
- Professional training resources
- Volunteer Opportunities
- "Optiv Chips In" encourages employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities.
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